Princess Raven endures lifelong disdain in the Hellenic palace due to partial blindness, finding solace only in Lark, a gentle temple maiden raised alongside her. When Lark is shoved from high palace walls to her death, Raven uncovers a sinister plot orchestrated by Darius and Vesper. Horrified when her royal parents crown the murderers rather than punish them, Raven formally disowns her royal lineage.
Taking custody of Lark's orphaned daughter, Raven treats the royal court as an intricate war game. She leverages diplomatic fractures to undermine both the domestic monarchy and her in-laws' empire, cutting off trade and turning rival factions against one another. Raven must dismantle two ruling dynasties before her former family realizes who holds the strings of their doom.
